Islamic scholar and Sufi
Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi (Urdu: پیر ذوالفقار احمد نقشبندی) (born 1 April 1953) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and a Sufi shaykh of the Naqshbandi order.[2] He is the founder of Mahadul-Faqir Al-Islami, Jhang.[3]
Biography
In 2011, Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi travelled to India and addressed in few organized programs at Eidgah Bilali Mansab tank and Chanchalguda Junior College in Hyderabad.[4] He also spoke at programs in the Masjid Rasheed of Darul Uloom Deoband and at Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband.[5]
In December 2018, Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi said that conspiracies against the belief of Finality of Prophethood are a matter of concern for Muslims. Ahmadis / Qadyanis must be made to follow the law of the country, and they should be removed from the key posts.[6] [7] A question asked at the Darul Ifta of Darul Uloom Deoband about Naqshbandi's reliability was answered as "Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi is a credible elderly figure of the Naqshbandi order and follows the same track as of the scholars of Deoband".[8]
Mr. Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi was among the world's 500 most influential Muslims during 2013 / 14. The 500 Most Influential Muslims.[9]
Even though Sufi intellectual output has fallen in modern times, Naqshbandi remains an exception and has published widely.[10]
Literary works
According to Wordcat.org Peer Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi is the author of 116 books [11]
- Fiqh ke buniyādī uṣūl
- Zād-i ḥaram
- Nurturing the budding rose : a complete guide to the upbringing of children
- K̲h̲avātīn-i Islām ke kārnāme
- Ḥayāʼ aur pākdāminī
- Ahle Dil Kay Tarpa Dainay Walay Waqiat
- Ilm e-Nafe
- Gunahoon Say Toba Kijiyay
- Quran-e-Majeed kay Adbi Israr o-Ramooz
- Tasawwuf wa Sulook
- Hayaat-E-Habib (A biography of Peer Ghulam Habib Nashbandi R.A)
- Ishq-E-Ilahi(Urdu)/ Love for Allah (English)
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